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Replying To ElGranSenor: "I don't see what you're trying to achieve here, you're just showcasing your own ignorance" Fully agree StoreysTash is not coming across well here at all Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 886 - 18/02/2026 11:53:13 2657105 Link
Replying To ElGranSenor: "The performance matters a lot more than the result for us, not sure winning without hurling well (As unlikely as that is) does much for us but you could see us having a lot to build on if we were to lose but be very competitive As you say, it's the other way round for Dublin, hurling well but losing does very little for them Mind you, I'm not sure all the pressure's on them; we need to prove that our young and inexperienced players are capable of playing well at the top level" I think to win we'll have to hurl really well. I agree all the pressure is on them . if they lose they are almost certainly out of the promotion race. Our lads have nothing to lose go out and throw everything at it and see where it takes us Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 886 - 18/02/2026 11:56:33 2657106 Link
Am I correct that Declan Browne has left his position within the county board? MyOhMi (Wexford) - Posts: 288 - 18/02/2026 12:19:47 2657109 Link
Replying To StoreysTash: "Never heard of him, nor has probably anyone under 50. But he left a legacy and Taghmon have gone from strength to strength since. Like every other post, its related to what happened in the past." Just let it go lad. We all want what's best for Wexford. You have a different view, that's grand. Time to drop it now and move on. I suppose you reckon we'll be beaten so badly on Saturday that the referee will end the game early and all our underage fixtures this year will be abandoned and there'll be no more hurling in Wexford, after which myself and Viking will ask you to consider the glass to be half full. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4256 - 18/02/2026 12:32:45 2657115 Link
Replying To MyOhMi: "Am I correct that Declan Browne has left his position within the county board?" He was the Director of Athletic Performance. Yes, hes left after 5 years. He did a good job, his was one of the areas of Wexford hurling that came in for praise in the Kinnerk/Mcgeehan review. Best of luck to him in the future! Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18441 - 18/02/2026 13:01:22 2657122 Link
Replying To Afinestick96: "I think to win we'll have to hurl really well. I agree all the pressure is on them . if they lose they are almost certainly out of the promotion race. Our lads have nothing to lose go out and throw everything at it and see where it takes us" I think you are right, we have a possible 2nd bite at the cherry in Ennis. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18441 - 18/02/2026 13:09:05 2657123 Link
Replying To Afinestick96: "I think to win we'll have to hurl really well. I agree all the pressure is on them . if they lose they are almost certainly out of the promotion race. Our lads have nothing to lose go out and throw everything at it and see where it takes us" I think you are right, we have a 2nd bite at the cherry in Ennis. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18441 - 18/02/2026 13:09:22 2657124 Link
Replying To Viking66: "He was the Director of Athletic Performance. Yes, hes left after 5 years. He did a good job, his was one of the areas of Wexford hurling that came in for praise in the Kinnerk/Mcgeehan review. Best of luck to him in the future!" That is a loss so soon after the Director of Hurling who was very good I believe. wexfordwin (Wexford) - Posts: 199 - 18/02/2026 14:16:40 2657141 Link
Replying To Viking66: "I think you are right, we have a 2nd bite at the cherry in Ennis." If we lose to Dublin and beat Clare and Kildare will promotion come down to score difference in the event of a 3 way tie? I would suspect we would lose out in that case as Dublin and Clare will have the better score difference more than likely. I think if we are to have any chance of promotion we have to win on Saturday. I also think we will find it much harder in Ennis this year I think Clare wont be too far away this year Afinestick96 (Wexford) - Posts: 886 - 18/02/2026 14:23:54 2657145 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "I think you've summed it up perfectly to be honest. I know it's easy to get bogged down in the close games against teams we're expected to beat but looking at the positives: Jack Redmond is becoming a leader. He's popped up with vital scores at key moments. Tucker kinsella can really take a score. I think he scored every time he got possession the last day. We're using a huge number of players and still have experience to come back. I agree as well we just need to be quicker all round but I think that will improve with the weather. I'm very much looking forward to see how we get on against Dublin who are the most settled team in Leinster and are motoring nicely." Performance more than the result important on Saturday isn't it. If the likes of Kinsella, Roche, Redmond et al all perform to the level they are capable of then I think we can look forward with some positivity. The guys they are replacing in some cases didn't exactly perform consistently in similar games. If they struggle to step up then it will only increase the negatives vibes around the camp. Chin back is a plus, hopefully in more of a supporting role than lashing the ball in his direction continually. Timbertony (Wexford) - Posts: 510 - 18/02/2026 14:32:56 2657148 Link
Replying To Viking66: "I think you are right, we have a 2nd bite at the cherry in Ennis." Could be talking nonsense here; If we lose Saturday and Clare win vs Kildare I think that would guarantee them a place in the final? Off the top of my head their last game is against ourselves march 8th. Even if we were to beat Clare, I presume scoring difference would come in to it then which is where we would be up against it to say the least. OpenStandWall (Wexford) - Posts: 336 - 18/02/2026 14:49:21 2657152 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "Just let it go lad. We all want what's best for Wexford. You have a different view, that's grand. Time to drop it now and move on. I suppose you reckon we'll be beaten so badly on Saturday that the referee will end the game early and all our underage fixtures this year will be abandoned and there'll be no more hurling in Wexford, after which myself and Viking will ask you to consider the glass to be half full." I don't think the pile on is fair. He's a young lad and reacted to an unfair post in my opinion. Young lads hurling are hardly expected to be coaches, he has years ahead to do that. Playing referee, I don't think either covered themselves in glory in the last few pages. Re your second line, I don't think anybody wants that. BUT, I think you need to be careful here. Its only 3 years ago since Wexford were a disallowed goal away from Joe McDonagh hurling. Have things improved in those 3 years at underage or adult level? I know Rossiter has a rebuild job but does he have the material? I HOPE the answer to that is yes and if that begins on Saturday at our expense then cest la vie. I'm just not so sure. Away games in Leinster v Kildare and Offaly are vital. Win those and Wexford are safe. Lose both and you could need to beat Galway and Dublin at home or get something in Kilkenny. The stakes have never been higher for Wexford and I hope not but think there could be a sleepwalking in to something. Maybe the returning players will have me eating my words and if they are, cest la vie ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1568 - 18/02/2026 15:06:38 2657156 Link
Replying To Viking66: "The reason the Dublin colleges favour Dublin hurlers for scholarships isnt because they are neccessarily better than Wexford hurlers. It might be that they don't have to provide accommodation." You don't understand this Viking. The colleges provide scholarships, and who they provide that scholarship to is not depending on whether they need to provide accommodation or not. They want the best hurlers they can in the door and the problem now is that UL are so high performing the top hurlers in Munster are all going there unless they are wanting to study something that UL can't provide and go to Galway or Dublin or Cork. The players on scholarships and Fitz and Sigerson tend to get sorted with campus accommodation in DCU if they want it. Some do, some don't. But its not a deciding factor for the college. It doesn't matter at all to them. I know somebody who is involved in this in DCU. ExiledInWex (Dublin) - Posts: 1568 - 18/02/2026 15:13:17 2657157 Link
Replying To ExiledInWex: "I don't think the pile on is fair. He's a young lad and reacted to an unfair post in my opinion. Young lads hurling are hardly expected to be coaches, he has years ahead to do that. Playing referee, I don't think either covered themselves in glory in the last few pages. Re your second line, I don't think anybody wants that. BUT, I think you need to be careful here. Its only 3 years ago since Wexford were a disallowed goal away from Joe McDonagh hurling. Have things improved in those 3 years at underage or adult level? I know Rossiter has a rebuild job but does he have the material? I HOPE the answer to that is yes and if that begins on Saturday at our expense then cest la vie. I'm just not so sure. Away games in Leinster v Kildare and Offaly are vital. Win those and Wexford are safe. Lose both and you could need to beat Galway and Dublin at home or get something in Kilkenny. The stakes have never been higher for Wexford and I hope not but think there could be a sleepwalking in to something. Maybe the returning players will have me eating my words and if they are, cest la vie" I appreciate that. I probably didn't need to stick my nose in. Moving on I don't think we're under any illusions or making any assumptions in terms of results. Last year I thought we could reach a Leinster final if things went right. We didn't perform, but were also unlucky. That's our fault. I've said a million times I'm more afraid of Kildare than Kilkenny and I think most Wexford lads are the same. Rossi does have a rebuild to do. I've made the point that the players he has now are at a similar level to what Liam Dunne would have started with and he set it up for Davy. That's no guarantee of success, but I believe we have a group that are capable of reaching a decent level of they're guided well which will require some patience. We're not tripping over trophies, but we're still producing a decent number of quality players. Doylerwex (Wexford) - Posts: 4256 - 18/02/2026 15:28:39 2657159 Link
Replying To wexfordwin: "That is a loss so soon after the Director of Hurling who was very good I believe." We lost our head of coaching and games, he was very good and is now head of hurling at SETU Carlow. Think our Director of Hurling is still in place, and is good also. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18441 - 18/02/2026 15:38:51 2657162 Link
Replying To Afinestick96: "If we lose to Dublin and beat Clare and Kildare will promotion come down to score difference in the event of a 3 way tie? I would suspect we would lose out in that case as Dublin and Clare will have the better score difference more than likely. I think if we are to have any chance of promotion we have to win on Saturday. I also think we will find it much harder in Ennis this year I think Clare wont be too far away this year" Absolutely it will be a hard game in Ennis. And yes it will come down to scoring difference if we lose to Dublin and beat Clare. But we still will have a chance, although it would need us to score heavily. Dublin will have a far slimmer chance should they lose to us. Even if we lose our last 2 games and they win theirs we would have the head to head advantage. So if they lose Saturday they will need Clare to lose 2 and and draw 1 of their remaining 3 games. I really can't see that happening. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18441 - 18/02/2026 15:46:54 2657163 Link
Replying To OpenStandWall: "Could be talking nonsense here; If we lose Saturday and Clare win vs Kildare I think that would guarantee them a place in the final? Off the top of my head their last game is against ourselves march 8th. Even if we were to beat Clare, I presume scoring difference would come in to it then which is where we would be up against it to say the least." If we win Saturday and Kildare lose we could go up even if we lose our last 2 games. Unless Kildare beat Carlow and Down then it will come down to points difference between us, Dublin and Kildare. Viking66 (Wexford) - Posts: 18441 - 18/02/2026 15:53:47 2657166 Link
Replying To Viking66: "I think you are right, we have a possible 2nd bite at the cherry in Ennis." I don't believe so- score difference will be very poor if 3 teams end up on same points. countyman2022 (Wexford) - Posts: 936 - 18/02/2026 16:00:39 2657169 Link
Replying To Doylerwex: "I appreciate that. I probably didn't need to stick my nose in. Moving on I don't think we're under any illusions or making any assumptions in terms of results. Last year I thought we could reach a Leinster final if things went right. We didn't perform, but were also unlucky. That's our fault. I've said a million times I'm more afraid of Kildare than Kilkenny and I think most Wexford lads are the same. Rossi does have a rebuild to do. I've made the point that the players he has now are at a similar level to what Liam Dunne would have started with and he set it up for Davy. That's no guarantee of success, but I believe we have a group that are capable of reaching a decent level of they're guided well which will require some patience. We're not tripping over trophies, but we're still producing a decent number of quality players." Kildare are really going to bring intensity to the table against us in April and you'd imagine they'll have had a target on our heads for a long time coming into it Intensity counts for more than skill in hurling IMO; if we don't match their intensity, we'll be in big trouble ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 898 - 18/02/2026 16:03:06 2657170 Link
Replying To Viking66: "Absolutely it will be a hard game in Ennis. And yes it will come down to scoring difference if we lose to Dublin and beat Clare. But we still will have a chance, although it would need us to score heavily. Dublin will have a far slimmer chance should they lose to us. Even if we lose our last 2 games and they win theirs we would have the head to head advantage. So if they lose Saturday they will need Clare to lose 2 and and draw 1 of their remaining 3 games. I really can't see that happening." They could lose to us and then win out And we could beat them and lose out Assuming that Clare beat Kildare but Kildare were to win all their other games, there would be a three-way-tie for 2nd which Dublin would probably win on score difference ElGranSenor (Wexford) - Posts: 898 - 18/02/2026 16:12:03 2657175 Link